Indiana Jones | the Fundamentals of Action

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    Here I breakdown the action set-pieces in the Indiana Jones trilogy and how they provide the essentials to what makes a great action sequence.
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  • @FilmsStuff
    @FilmsStuff  Před 4 lety +173

    I had to cut the music from the last 12 seconds of this video to remove a nonsense manual Copyright Claim, sorry for the inconvenience.

    • @LuminaryGames
      @LuminaryGames Před 4 lety

      In 1 hour too late for the last 12 seconds lol. Good video though!

    • @BPond7
      @BPond7 Před 4 lety

      Damn the Man! Thanks for the analysis, all the same. 🖖😀

    • @judsongaiden9878
      @judsongaiden9878 Před 4 lety

      Fair Use has a posse.

  • @jasonblalock4429
    @jasonblalock4429 Před 4 lety +432

    On the topic of danger, Raiders has my all-time favorite action movie exposition scene. It's the bit in the middle where the action slows down, and Indy & Sallah take the medallion to be translated. And what follows is a good 2-3 minutes of the most painful sort of exposition to shoehorn into a film: information that the HERO needs to hear, but the audience doesn't give a shit about. We don't care in the slightest how long the Staff of Ra has to be - but we do need to know how Indy learns that piece of relevant trivia.
    So what does Spielberg do? Bad dates. We see a bad guy pouring something suspicious into the bowl of dates at the top of the scene, and from then on, they become a Hitchcockian "bomb under the table." Through all the dialogue Indy has a date in his hand, and he keeps allmooostt eating it, then getting distracted and taking it away from his mouth. Death is so omnipresent that Indy can't even have a quiet chat without his life being threatened! And with this, Spielberg manages to add an element of danger and intrigue to even the most otherwise uninteresting of scenes.
    (And on top of that, it also manages to tie off the tiny subplot of the treacherous Nazi monkey, a micro-plot that 99% of directors would just abandon without bothering with resolution. Now that's economy in writing!)

    • @kevinmartin2961
      @kevinmartin2961 Před 4 lety +13

      Excellent analysis, and I'd make the comparison to the ice cream scene in Jurassic Park--it's one of the biggest character developing scenes in the film (showing us the heart & soul of Hammond) but also the most boring. It really just needed a shot or two of (even harmless herbivore) dinosaurs grazing nearby.

    • @jasonblalock4429
      @jasonblalock4429 Před 4 lety +14

      @@kevinmartin2961 Yeah, I feel like Spielberg really lost his touch for making great exposition scenes, as time went on. The one that always bothers me is in Last Crusade, where Indy & Donovan spend five minutes telling each other things they already know about Grail lore. And then Donovan buries the lede, not mentioning that Henry Sr is missing until the very end, for no reason except dramatic convenience. It's exactly the sort of lazy exposition one expects Spielberg to NOT do. :-(
      (And what's worse? He did the *exact same thing* in The Lost World! Several minutes of Malcolm & Hammond telling each other things they already know, before dropping the bomb that Sarah is missing. So lazy.)

    • @murrayeaston2359
      @murrayeaston2359 Před 4 lety +5

      That is a superb little breakdown and appreciation. Rarely comment on here but as a big I.J. aficionado that was worth a shout!

    • @antoniocenteno1483
      @antoniocenteno1483 Před 4 lety +1

      @@kevinmartin2961 Boy, that scene, Dinosaurs or no, is superb, fantastic fantastic acting by both Attenborough and Dern, the cut to the Brachiosaurus and all that stuff is awesome too, but is not the core of the scene by any means

    • @jonathanbeam7907
      @jonathanbeam7907 Před 4 lety +2

      To each his own. One could argue the medallion scene fits perfectly from a pacing perspective. Remember, there is danger even in that scene

  • @ulispies4641
    @ulispies4641 Před 6 lety +503

    There is one thing missing in this analysis and for me it is the most important point of Indiana Jones compared to most superhero movie heroes nowadays. And it is vulnerabilty. This is how a scene becomes dangerous. With Indidana Jones the audience always knows that he is overwhelmed, he is human and he is rather weak and in disadvantage to his enemies.
    Now with Captain America, there is not one scene where you feel that he is not in control or does not have the power to get out of it. The CGI does not help, making action scenes even more unrealistic and cartoonish. I do not fear for Captain America fighting 20 people with machine guns and karate skills, but I do fear for Indiana Jones when there is one snake. Another thing is that Indiana Jones runs from danger if possible, as we also would naturally do. He only confronts danger if there is no other way out and that makes him much more relateable than heroes who run towards danger, because it suggests invulnerability, and control. But watching people doing something they are comfortable to do without any stakes or risk is boring. INDIANA JONES is indeed the golden standard for not being boring.

    • @aidancarter2646
      @aidancarter2646 Před 6 lety +17

      well said.

    • @dbrokensoul
      @dbrokensoul Před 6 lety +12

      Indeed.

    • @G-0
      @G-0 Před 6 lety +18

      This is exactly why I love movies like John Wick and The Raid. It's why I love the original Spider-Man Trilogy. It's why I love Star Wars, it's why I love any old adventure movie. They felt more real and more intense for doing so. I could not have said it better myself man, I have been preaching this for years. A hero feels more real if they are beat down and can take the punches as well as give them. I know my two main examples may seem off as they deal with characters who are almost super human, but they also take a clear beating and it makes the action real and intense, I love it.

    • @julienmorozof8082
      @julienmorozof8082 Před 6 lety +33

      I disagree. The final confrontation in the Winter Soldier ( Bucky Vs Cap in the Helicarrier ) embodies most of what's being said in this video. We have two established characters with different objectives in a well-defined space. Cap is trying to put a computer chip into the mainframe which is at the center of the room while Bucky tries to kill him. The distance between Cap and the mainframe is the " victory / defeat gauge " presented in the video while the fact that the Helicarriers will soon be shooting millions is the steadily impending doom. Also, there's little to no CGI in this particular scene... and Cap saves day, yeah, but LOOSE the fight against Bucky and over the course of the combat he is shot, stabbed and punched viciously multiple times. He has little to no control over the situation in this scene.
      Also, like the video " Civil War : Marvel Strikes Back " says, there is a lot of character development integrated inside the fight choreography. The two characters have two distinct combat style and objectives....
      TL,DR : You could have literally picked ANY superheroes, Marvel or DC, but Captain America's fight scenes ( especially the climaxes of his movies ) is not what you describe here.

    • @giallanza1293
      @giallanza1293 Před 6 lety +9

      Did you never see Winter Soldier?

  • @UmbrellaGent
    @UmbrellaGent Před 6 lety +469

    I always jump a little when Indiana is picking up his hat and his arm is nearly crushed by the closing door in Temple of Doom. Great analysis!

    • @swanpride
      @swanpride Před 6 lety +2

      To be honest, this is always the moment which takes me out of the scene, because I immediately think "what an idiot" and makes the whole situation less threatening, because if he still thinks about his stupid hat, the danger can be that great.

    • @dbrokensoul
      @dbrokensoul Před 6 lety +4

      I did just that XD

    • @spodergibbs5088
      @spodergibbs5088 Před 4 lety +7

      swanpride you’re an idiot who doesn’t get it.

    • @cardinalrule6810
      @cardinalrule6810 Před 4 lety +2

      Yeah I always wonder how he'd feel if things had gone wrong and he'd lost his arm AND his fedora

    • @timbeaver9790
      @timbeaver9790 Před 4 lety +16

      @@swanpride he's not an idiot, it's his character! He defies his limits on every level. His life is an adventure from start to finish. He got that hat on an adventure. If he can save his hat, why not do it?

  • @GuitarMikeRocks
    @GuitarMikeRocks Před 6 lety +105

    This videos nails it. Nothing in recent cinema has been as satisfying as Indy grabbing his hat at the very last second. Such a good point.

  • @kevinpauley-dadbodstyle2935
    @kevinpauley-dadbodstyle2935 Před 4 lety +104

    Until the end of time I'll always believe the truck chase in Raiders is the single greatest action setpiece ever put to film. It has everything - action, dynamic motion, incredible score, outstanding pacing and direction, a complete understanding of the geography of the scene in every shot, a hero who we honestly believe could get hurt or die at any given moment - it's perfection. Raiders remains my favorite action-adventure film of all time. I don't see it ever being surpassed.

    • @cardinalrule6810
      @cardinalrule6810 Před 4 lety +8

      The opposite of the jungle chase in Crystal Skull

    • @masterpenguin8472
      @masterpenguin8472 Před 4 lety +2

      @@cardinalrule6810 Now that was a complete joke of a cartoon, wasn't it?

  • @theessayist25
    @theessayist25 Před 6 lety +228

    Raiders Of The Lost Ark is what many people consider the greatest but my favorite will always be The Last Crusade

    • @sheetalprakash9827
      @sheetalprakash9827 Před 5 lety +1

      S G
      Hi

    • @Veegs.
      @Veegs. Před 5 lety +3

      the two best

    • @stolenname94
      @stolenname94 Před 5 lety +21

      I liked temple of doom even if it's not that popular but it's a hell of alot better than crystal skull that film was just meh.

    • @yochitoranaga
      @yochitoranaga Před 4 lety +11

      from my favorite to my least favorite, I'd agree.
      Last Cruisade > Lost Ark >> Temple of Doom >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Crystal Skulls.
      LC and LA are by far the best movies of the saga. Marion being the best Jones girl of all. I loved the temple of doom too, but it really pales in comparison of the other two. Crystal skulls seems to try to recapture the best elements of both LA and LC (return of Marion from LA, and the father / son dynamic of LC) but failed horribly at capturing Indiana Jones core magic.

    • @eliaspeter7689
      @eliaspeter7689 Před 4 lety

      @@yochitoranaga Something like that yeah...

  • @thatRyzzle
    @thatRyzzle Před 6 lety +52

    The old Indy films still hold up today. Directors and writers should indeed take notes from the old masters, especially the directors that rely too much on CGI and less on basic story telling. Such a good video.

    • @TheGeorgeD13
      @TheGeorgeD13 Před 5 lety +2

      @Shirou Emiya, Shitlord of Justice Actually, Michael Bay and Zack Snyder use a shocking amount of practical effects and don't use CGI the way most filmmakers do it, which is why their CGI is more effective and works better than most.
      Take Michael Bay's explosions, for example. It's a simple thing, but he uses REAL explosions. They don't use real explosions as often as they used to.
      But yeah, those two don't really care about story.

  • @UberPossu
    @UberPossu Před 4 lety +13

    I just realized how much I love the scene, where Indy picks up his hat from under the crushing door. It really makes it clear what Indy's relationship with danger is.

  • @Gottaculat
    @Gottaculat Před 4 lety +18

    The best action scene I've seen in modern movies is the sword fight scene between Will Turner and Capt. Jack Sparrow in Pirates of the Caribbean: The Black Pearl.
    That scene felt so perfect, with its blend of action, vertical elements, comedic relief, suspense, character development, foreshadowing, and over all camera work. Truly a gem in modern cinema.

  • @backspace3111
    @backspace3111 Před 6 lety +43

    Sam Raimi uses these techniques a lot in his spider-man trilogy and I think that they really help make the movies memorable

    • @alpacawithouthat987
      @alpacawithouthat987 Před 2 lety +2

      That's why I like his Spier-man movies because they have the same kinds of threats in the action scenes. Every time Spider-man is fighting a villain, he is fighting the clock as well. Spider-man also gets his butt kicked much more than the other Spider-men. An issue I had with Andrew and Tom's portrayals of Spider-man is that it didn't feel like they could lose.

  • @UltimateKyuubiFox
    @UltimateKyuubiFox Před 6 lety +130

    I think the big thing missing these days is realism. Which sounds pretentious, I know, but look at the two main battles in Captain America Civil War. The Airport Scene is big and bombastic and full of physical feats that are obviously ridiculous and impossible and we see people getting smacked around like action figures. The Final Fight between Steve, Tony and Bucky on the other hand, is on the ground, hand to hand, bloody and brutal. In the entirety of the airport sequence, I never once believed anyone was in any real danger. In the final fight, I actually believed for a split second that Captain America was going to decapitate Tony Stark.
    If you can’t feel the hits, it won’t feel captivating. The stakes have to be established AND relatable in order to make you invested in the scene. If you can’t imagine what you would do or how you would feel in the situation the characters are in, you won’t care. I don’t know what it’s like to be flung five hundred feet through several walls. But I can imagine what being repeatedly punched AGAINST a wall would feel like. The former will be impressive and meaningless, the latter will feel claustrophobic and helpless.

    • @harkejuice
      @harkejuice Před 6 lety +5

      That is something I feel is missing in 90% of all action sequences, -especially- ones involving the destruction of the environment. The trailer scene in Inception with the exploding objects felt more real than that airport scene, mainly due to excellent sound and expert timing. This of course doesn't apply to Jackie Chan directed movies, fight scenes from the original Old Boy, and the first season of Daredevil ( I haven't caught up).

    • @UltimateKyuubiFox
      @UltimateKyuubiFox Před 6 lety +12

      Rjkz ,bkfy lmfao, chill
      I loved Civil War, it used it’s action masterfully to convey the stakes and tone as intended for each action sequence. The airport scene is meant to be the fun setpiece that gets you into the theater where the final fight is meant to be the emotional climax that pays off the internal conflict. I’m just saying that most action scenes in modern blockbusters aren’t trying to make the audience feel suspense or danger, but there are plenty that are trying and just don’t know how to do it properly. The Russos very intentionally constructed their action sequences to meet the needs they set them up to have. The airport sequence was friends trying not to actually hurt each other (the end of the sequence is literally one member of Team Cap worried that part of Team Iron Man was seriously injured) but then in the final battle the stakes became personal and the action got real and bloody. I was actually giving the film a compliment.

    • @swanpride
      @swanpride Před 6 lety +14

      That is kind of the point of the airport scene. It is a brawl, we know that the only one truly in danger is Bucky, because Black Panther wants to kill him, which is exactly why the scene is stuffed full of humour - and which is exactly why it is so shocking when the whole matter escalates and someone really guts hurt. And this is exactly the reason why the fight between Cap and Tony (who, in case you didn't notice, didn't really encounter each other directly on the airport once the fight starts) is the climax of the movie and not the battle at the airport. Because that's where the emotional core of the movie is.
      A better example from the MCU for a battle which means nothing is the final fight in Thor The Dark World. I mean, yes, the world is at stake, I know that at one level and yes, the whole dimension jumping is very creative, but it still feels like there is nothing at stake. And in this case the feel is not intentional, the movie just failed to make the audience invested in anything which is going on.

    • @razakhan23465
      @razakhan23465 Před 4 lety

      @Geoff Nattrass Yes, yes, yes, yes. Yes, that Bucky scene had me terrified. Yes, that final scene had my heart jumping out of my chest. Yes, the airport scene was cool but unfit for the movie. Yes.

    • @BanyanTree1
      @BanyanTree1 Před 4 lety

      He actually makes this point when he shows Mad Max:Fury Road as an example of a good action film to contrast with all the bad. Max and Furiosa get beat the f up. Even John Wick has set backs. Neo gets absolutely worked in The Matrix. All these filmmakers understand that the audience has to believe that the character is in real danger to make a really exciting action sequence. The battle of the pixels that makes up a lot of "action" doesn't cut it.

  • @MatthiasPendragon
    @MatthiasPendragon Před 6 lety +33

    Great points. Clarity of the space is essential, and I think the biggest flaw of modern action movies.
    I like that you pointed out how the build up to the action scenes all build and establish character. They build up Indy's character, we root for him. They put him in a dangerous situation, we want him to win. They continue to make him lose, we get more anxious to see him pull through. He grabs his whip or hat at the very last moment, we breath a sigh of relief.

    • @Kevin_Street
      @Kevin_Street Před 6 lety +2

      Clarity of space is something that few action scenes have in modern movies. Practical effects force the director to have his scene take place in something like reality, because when you actually have to move a camera from point A to point B, it provides a built in perspective for the audience. We feel more like we're actually there inside the scene, watching Indy from ten or twenty feet away. Modern movies that have hundreds of cuts from many different perspectives (Michael Bay style live action as well as CGI) lose that sense of perspective and feel less enthralling.

  • @AlanRuic
    @AlanRuic Před 6 lety +54

    Your analysis pretty much contains the answer to that. What's missing in grandiose but boring set pieces is the "why"? Why is it important and to whom? Without this context all you see is just epic imagery and because epic imagery is everywhere nowadays it isn't really impressive anymore. On the other hand you have something like the opening scene of Inglorious Basterds where it's two people in a room talking and you're at the edge of your seat because you know doom is impending but first you don't know what it is and the scene continuously moves between "everything will work out fine" and "oh no, it's not gonna work out". In that sense, the opening of Inglorious Basterds (two people in a room talking) follows your fundamentals of action much more closely than the set pieces of many blockbusters nowadays.

    • @criztu
      @criztu Před 2 lety

      what I think most of us are unaware of, is that Holywood is an institution of social programming.
      the directives of Holywood movies they sometimes even confess to them - eg. Wall-E, mankind succumbed to the corporation, which feeds them nonsense, immature babies, couch potatoes, incapable of acting, consumers of fiction, vicariously living through corporate manufactured fantasy.
      Spielberg is a step towards this disneyfication of us. their prey. I'm sure he tried to make the dumbest movies possible, but didn't know how.

  • @robbhays8077
    @robbhays8077 Před 6 lety +7

    That train scene in TLC is so great.

  • @pieoverlord
    @pieoverlord Před 6 lety +6

    Missed one key point: a killer theme tune.

  • @44thTNBanana
    @44thTNBanana Před 6 lety +3

    "As exciting as this" [Has a heart attack watching Indy grab his hat again]. Valid point sir, well played

  • @Geeksmithing
    @Geeksmithing Před 4 lety +19

    Thank you for referring to it as a trilogy. :)

    • @siontopps4375
      @siontopps4375 Před 4 lety +2

      Geeksmithing crystal skull did nothing wrong

    • @Geeksmithing
      @Geeksmithing Před 4 lety

      @@siontopps4375 😂😂😂😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

    • @jamesbernald2850
      @jamesbernald2850 Před 4 lety

      Siôn Topps lol how about the sword fight in the jungle

    • @johnjim7701
      @johnjim7701 Před 3 lety

      @@jamesbernald2850 Actually I didn't mind the sword fight. Come to think of it Crystal Skulls action is up to par with the other films. The area 51 escape and the motorcycle chase is pure Indiana Jones. Hell even the ants scene had really good tension.

  • @tomlion0116
    @tomlion0116 Před 6 lety +64

    John Wick 1-2 had great Action scenes too, like the catacombs scene! ;)
    Great example for setups and payoffs!

    • @AmazingJoe96
      @AmazingJoe96 Před 6 lety +9

      i disagree with that about john wick 2, especially the catacombs scene. we dont really get to see the layout of the tunnels except for the fact that we know that there are a lot of them. and worst of all the enemy placement is pretty much never set up, he either shoots off screen and pan to a dead guy or an enemy is on screen and before we can even blink he is dead. of course there are a few exceptions to that but overall it creates no tension whatsoever because i have no idea where the threat is supposed to be coming from and he seems too skilled at killing them i have no need to wory

    • @harkejuice
      @harkejuice Před 6 lety +11

      I agree, the set-ups were much clearer in the first John Wick, you could see everyone getting in place especially in the nightclub and then the chaos ensued... that catacombs scene could have shown off more of the area and then the resulting domino effect of the battle.

    • @racewiththefalcons1
      @racewiththefalcons1 Před 6 lety

      The catacombs scene didn't work for me because the set-ups were transparent. He put the assault rifle down with one purpose - to use it later. There's no surprise when he picks it up and uses it later. It only works on one level, but the best set-ups are paid off in a surprising way and work on multiple levels. Die Hard is a perfect example of set-ups paying off in unexpected ways.

  • @henrique88t
    @henrique88t Před 4 lety +4

    I think this explains why the final battle in Endgame is so thrilling, it's all so clear as the purple guy not getting near the golden glove, and he keeps getting closer to it.

  • @Blaine7B25
    @Blaine7B25 Před 6 lety +7

    Great video. I also think the sound effects and the music really added to the action scenes as well. John Williams score was amazing and there is something really satisfying about the way it sounds when Indiana Jones punches someone in these movies. Haha

    • @laserfloyd
      @laserfloyd Před 4 lety

      Plus his pistol had a very deep, percussive sound to it. Almost like a cannon. If you imagine replacing that with a typical sidearm sound effect, it wouldn't be quite the same.

  • @DavidCousens
    @DavidCousens Před 6 lety +8

    This is such a great video! Spielberg is a master of making you feel the danger.

  • @brewt1mer
    @brewt1mer Před 6 lety +9

    raiders..hands down my favourite film ever..

  • @jonathanmetze9796
    @jonathanmetze9796 Před 6 lety +6

    awesome video. I actually took notes

  • @brunodent8843
    @brunodent8843 Před 5 lety +1

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  • @ChannelNerdgasm
    @ChannelNerdgasm Před 6 lety +68

    Its the same reason Uncharted is such a great gaming experience

    • @thomascatty379
      @thomascatty379 Před 6 lety +1

      Channel NerdGasm Exactly

    • @WheeLJaMz
      @WheeLJaMz Před 6 lety +11

      I think danger in games come from gameplay, but in the uncharted series none of the danger is in the gameplay, only cutscenes. So i think uncharted are better movies than games since they don't use the advatages games have over movies.

    • @SaberRexZealot
      @SaberRexZealot Před 6 lety +6

      WheelJamz Same. It makes me mad when people ask for an Uncharted movie because they already mostly are.

    • @stolenname94
      @stolenname94 Před 5 lety +1

      Shame we might never get another indy game because of the likes of uncharted and tomb raider. Nathan drake feels heavily inspired by indiana jones and I love his character alot but he dosent have that edge indy has. Nathan is young naive and almost accidently survives everything but with indiana it feels like there is method to his madness like he's saying I'll give this a go and see where it gets me.

    • @ashleythomas4112
      @ashleythomas4112 Před 4 lety +1

      @WheelJamz Drake will never get killed in a cutscene, only in gameplay, so surely he's in more danger there? Especially seeing as you're in control then and are directly responsible for making sure that doesn't happen. As much as they are obviously cinematic style games, they're still more games than movies.

  • @clarkeflippo9004
    @clarkeflippo9004 Před 4 lety +3

    Love watching these analysis videos. Raiders is my fav film of all time so, extra points for that. I'd be interested to see a video list of modern films that you think have achieved these fundamentals of action. Keep up the great work!

  • @thegirlwiththecontroller1164

    I loved this video! And it inspired me to write a video about set-pieces in film vs video games. Thank you!!

  • @Foebane72
    @Foebane72 Před 6 lety +3

    I always wince at that bit in Temple of Doom where Indy retrieves his hat and his arm is only a fraction of a second away from being crushed.

  • @BreakingBanter
    @BreakingBanter Před 6 lety +3

    FUCK YES! Watched Raiders for the first time in like 10 years a few weeks back and just about passed out at how well directed it is. Just impossibly creative and nothing is ever at the service of anything but good storytelling.

  • @BozidarStefanovski
    @BozidarStefanovski Před 6 lety

    I have no words to explain how good you are. The editing, the way you say everything, its all so perfect. Every point you make is so valid, is so true and awesome. You are honestly a smart guy, and its a shame you have this little amount of subscribers... you deserve 10x times as much as you already have. Keep it bloody up!

  • @kaylubproductions4517
    @kaylubproductions4517 Před 4 lety

    The great things about these types of videos is how they show me something about movies I've watched many times that I've never noticed, and after being enlightened on it it makes the movies even better!

  • @PramitChatterjee1993
    @PramitChatterjee1993 Před 6 lety +2

    My favorite action set-piece of 2017 was the escape from East Berlin sequence from Atomic Blonde. It was riveting and breathtaking!

  • @JediMasterIsaac
    @JediMasterIsaac Před 6 lety +5

    Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade is my favorite movie of all time!

  • @CollinMac
    @CollinMac Před 6 lety

    Brilliant stuff man. This is something I've been spending a lot of time thinking about before I do my next film. Great work!

  • @SebastianChow
    @SebastianChow Před 4 lety

    Great video and breakdown!

  • @stephanclemens2348
    @stephanclemens2348 Před 4 lety +18

    Even Spielberg himself forgot what made him so good...

    • @thewildcardperson
      @thewildcardperson Před 3 lety +1

      Right like they all did once they got cgi to

    • @007Julie
      @007Julie Před 3 lety

      Exactly, Spielberg’s new movies are so over dramatic and hit you on the head with exposition and dramatic overtones. He doesn’t let the scene to move fluidly and subtle he has to emphasize it with everything but the kitchen sink. I miss the old Spielberg.

  • @reneclovercinecritica7269

    I'm surprised by how your videos have improved from the already good ones you started with. Great work!

  • @gansosmansos
    @gansosmansos Před 4 lety

    Loved the analysis

  • @JLOFlix
    @JLOFlix Před 4 lety +1

    SPECTACULAR!! THANK YOU!!

  • @BudderChicken101
    @BudderChicken101 Před 6 lety

    Love your videos man! Keep it up!

  • @amaristudios8573
    @amaristudios8573 Před 6 lety +1

    very very nice job

  • @SaulOhio
    @SaulOhio Před 4 lety +1

    Essential feature of an action sequence involving an iconic hero: Never leave the hat behind!

  • @LordTrilobite
    @LordTrilobite Před 6 lety

    So good!

  • @fluffy4192
    @fluffy4192 Před 6 lety +1

    I could be biased because raiders is my all time favorite movie but I think this is your best vid yet!

  • @josephpalumbo7638
    @josephpalumbo7638 Před 6 lety

    My old high school teacher loves Indiana Jones (although he's more of a Star Wars fan). We once had a meeting about my falling grades and, to motivate me, he used an analogy from "Raiders of the Lost Ark". He said he wanted more output from me and he would do everything to help, just as the guy from the movie said:
    "Throw me the idol, I throw you the whip".
    I pointed out that the guy who said that went back on his word. He gave me this stern look but then we both laughed like idiots. Despite all student/teacher issues, our mutual love of movies put us on good terms for much of high school.

  • @websbrickchannel2661
    @websbrickchannel2661 Před 6 lety

    Great vid

  • @tombrennan7333
    @tombrennan7333 Před 6 lety

    Almost as if you knew it was my birthday, cheers my dude for a great present!

  • @Yickerd
    @Yickerd Před 4 lety

    These movies are my childhood. My dad showed me them at two, and I fell in love. Never have I not loved it, and I always get chills at every theme of it, and my favorite videogame was the LEGO game. I just love it!!!

  • @stevecolletti3359
    @stevecolletti3359 Před 4 lety

    As someone else posted, the whole escape from East Berlin in Atomic Blonde was my pick for 2017, but the stairwell fight was the highlight of those amazing minutes. I particularly loved the way the film dropped music during the entire length of the stairwell fight scene, and I didn't notice it until the second viewing.

  • @andrewhodge4814
    @andrewhodge4814 Před 4 lety

    new favorite channel.

  • @lyncunningham6566
    @lyncunningham6566 Před 4 lety

    appreciate your insight. For me, Indiana Jones is the standard - on so many levels. thnx again.

  • @ri_frontiersman2048
    @ri_frontiersman2048 Před 4 lety

    Best content is right here

  • @patrickdoyle8377
    @patrickdoyle8377 Před 4 lety

    Raiders of the lost ark is by far my first favorite movie of all time. It’s a constant chase with only a bit of time to catch your breath only to weave the plot tighter and then back to the race. It’s like throwing water on you in the heat. Cools you down but doesn’t cease the heat completely. That said the bridge scene in Temple of Doom is my favorite set up because you have a no way out scenario except to put the main character and the enemies all in the same danger. Meaning it’s not the bad guys that put him in the danger, they only blocked his way front and back so by cutting the bridge, Indy threatens everyone’s life. And the audience gets the option C out of the seemingly only A and B option. The calm before the storm, but made by choice-that’s what I love about Indiana Jones. He finds another option-similar to going under the truck in Raiders. He’s death defying!!!

  • @hootsifer-darling
    @hootsifer-darling Před 6 lety +1

    No Man's Land is my favorite action scene of the year so far, coming up second is Logan's escape from the desert complex in the limo.

  • @ronnyooweh9303
    @ronnyooweh9303 Před 6 lety

    So good. Love indie!

  • @setlerking
    @setlerking Před 6 lety

    You sir earned a subscriber

  • @eyesofthefox
    @eyesofthefox Před 3 lety

    I grew up on late 70's early 80' action and loved how creative they had to be becuase of tech limitationa.

  • @smithmanish
    @smithmanish Před 4 lety

    I always forget how amazing this trilogy is. I've seen it countless times as a kid, (probably in the teens) but my palms can't help but sweat every time I watch it, even from just viewing the clips. The only other movies in recent years that have achieved that are the Mission Impossible films.

  • @leo.saramago
    @leo.saramago Před 4 lety

    "Raiders" stands out for many reasons. It was supposed to be like a B-movie, or matinée flick, but something magic happened: the script and the context of the film's release were a perfect match. It was really ahead of the curve. And this is where ALL adventure/action movies fail nowadays. Don't get me wrong, there are pretty good writers working on large budget movies, the problem is they are not encouraged to create something that goes beyond the craft. Whenever real risks are not taken and chances of failure get wiped out by box office numbers interference, things end up being stale. And there's proof leaps of faith are a must. Nobody, not even John Williams himself, could have predicted the storytelling power of the hypnotic "Ark Theme" from 15:22 to 22:30(not this CZcams video, of course). That's where the gold is, a vast number of chances taken converging. People try to copy those seven minutes to this day, even without knowing it, but it's no formula, it's Art touching Entertainment. Another game changing example is "Fright Night" by Tom Holland(1985). Another one is "Mulholland Drive" by David Lynch(2001). The most important thing they have in common is they're fearless. Art likes fearless.

  • @tomspiegel5322
    @tomspiegel5322 Před 5 lety

    6:04 Ya got that right!

  • @Daemus_TV
    @Daemus_TV Před 6 lety +1

    overall good video but i thought you could of developed the idea of pressure a bit further and how/why it raises stakes and meaning (and not just for action films).

  • @Bisbeatle
    @Bisbeatle Před 3 lety

    What softwares do you use for Blu-Ray playback and screen capture when you gather all the film clips for your videos?

  • @bex--
    @bex-- Před 4 lety

    I watched the whole trilogy with a friend on acid once and we didn't even mean to watch them all. They're just go damn good like the action starts immediately and It maintains that high for the entire movie. They're also super long. We kept getting surprised how the movies feels like they're going to end and then a whole new set piece appears and you're actually only half way through.

  • @captainjakemerica4579
    @captainjakemerica4579 Před 4 lety

    Wow damn I knew there was more to why I loved the action in this movies

  • @madisonk9939
    @madisonk9939 Před 3 lety

    Somehow, Satipo’s death surprises me every time I see it.

  • @Itzwitzertzu
    @Itzwitzertzu Před 4 lety +3

    Can you please analyze Stranger Things, especially as it refers a lot to Spielberg techniques and has built in a lot of cinema Easter eggs. Would be great!

  • @DualWieldingAddict
    @DualWieldingAddict Před 6 lety +2

    of all the scenes in movies that get me hyped. Indy grabbing his hat at the last moment is so fuckin' satisfying and fun to watch.

  • @17R3W
    @17R3W Před 3 lety

    I think less is more, when it comes to action sequences.
    With terminator 2 for instance, my favourite scene is the dirt bike being chased by the semi truck. Bad guy chases good guys, there's not a lot going on, so you feel like you have a real sense of what is happening and where.
    You can have a big battle scene with a dozen characters, but it doesn't feel as intense as terminator 2.

  • @BaconKiller360
    @BaconKiller360 Před 5 lety

    God I love to see Indy getting some appreciation, not just because I like the trilogy, but because Indiana Jones deserves it.

  • @TheAnonymous1one
    @TheAnonymous1one Před 4 lety +1

    Indiana Jones and Back to the Future series are the best movies and have the best story lines.

  • @marthastubbs8321
    @marthastubbs8321 Před rokem

    And then there's the fourth movie where they go over three waterfalls without a scratch and all the tension of a theme park log flume ride

  • @believemeimherman4319
    @believemeimherman4319 Před 4 lety

    1:57 nice

  • @fernandojaramillo2295
    @fernandojaramillo2295 Před 6 lety

    I thought it was the home invasion scene in Logan; best action scene of the year (or the opening action scene)

  • @rylan_reviews6493
    @rylan_reviews6493 Před 3 lety

    The Truck Chase is fantastic and it won’t ever be topped.

  • @jamesseiter4576
    @jamesseiter4576 Před 4 lety

    A lot of modern action doesn't have the geography you've brilliantly pointed out. The set itself is crucial to good action.
    I think that's why Raid and Raid 2 work really well. Dredd has this as well. I think modern directors use CGI as a crutch because they don't have to actually have everything in the camera all at once. I think it might be easier to film an action scene when there's no, "ah, we'll do it in post-production" mindset. Everything has to be there from the start, which means the director has to account for it, therefore the set becomes a tool, not an obstacle or a backdrop.

  • @aalever
    @aalever Před 4 lety +6

    I notice you don't say "The Indiana Jones Quadrilogy". Good call.

  • @Jason-yw2ow
    @Jason-yw2ow Před 11 měsíci

    thoughts on the newest film 'dial of destiny'?

  • @HigherPlanes
    @HigherPlanes Před 4 lety +1

    how do you get away with playing these clips without copyright strikes?

  • @jamesbernald2850
    @jamesbernald2850 Před 4 lety

    When in the temple of doom were they see evil god thing and they rip the persons heart out is it such a great twisit

  • @cheatsykoopa98
    @cheatsykoopa98 Před 4 lety

    this really made me think of the final battle of avengers endgame and how it focus on the gauntlet with the stones and how everyone must not let thanos get to it or else its game over

  • @PsychorGames
    @PsychorGames Před 6 lety +12

    I thought the The Care Bears Movie was the pivotal action film of all time.

  • @FragItAll
    @FragItAll Před 3 lety

    True enough.

  • @Alex-hm7nt
    @Alex-hm7nt Před 6 lety +1

    Good stuff. Movies need to go back to using more practical effects and using CGI only as a complement.
    People always notice (when the work is avg at best)then they think "there's no one actually there, it's all fake" Moviegoers already know a movie is fake (I would hope), we just don't want to be reminded.
    And actors/actresses need to do as much of the stunts as possible, earn that money. Athletes do (most anyways).

  • @skybeast2738
    @skybeast2738 Před 6 lety +2

    Hey, your stuff is great. Come back ;(

  • @andrewtate4897
    @andrewtate4897 Před 4 lety

    Stephen Spielberg decided that there should be an action scene or a fight every ten minutes or so because that was how it was done in the serials he grew up with

  • @adamlove592
    @adamlove592 Před 4 lety

    Opening sequence of John Wick 3 was amazing.

  • @craitex8171
    @craitex8171 Před 4 lety

    was my childhood hero :)

  • @mortman200
    @mortman200 Před 6 lety +1

    Free Fire was my favourite action scene of 2017. The whole film.

  • @supremeleadergnkdroid3202

    Amazing soundtrack. Harrison Ford. Simple yet captivating plot. History tie ins

  • @dashalpha
    @dashalpha Před 4 lety

    love these movies... Except Temple of Doom, that still creeps me out til this day.

  • @flybywire09
    @flybywire09 Před 6 lety

    You have to say something about the music...music in an action movie is key and John Williams is the master.

  • @dntertainment5435
    @dntertainment5435 Před 4 lety

    I just adore the indiana jones movies

  • @Plinious
    @Plinious Před 6 lety

    Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade is my favourite movie ever

  • @thomascatty379
    @thomascatty379 Před 6 lety

    Same for Uncharted in gaming

  • @Psiberzerker
    @Psiberzerker Před 4 lety

    I have no idea how the light sensor works in that first temple. Seriously, even as a little kid, all the traps in there are Stone Age, wooden gears, and vine ropes, right? Never mind the fact that they still work, with a 1 second delay, centuries later. How in the hell did they rig up a light sensor?

  • @X2Magneto
    @X2Magneto Před 5 lety

    You bet right.

  • @legomoviesstudios8822
    @legomoviesstudios8822 Před 6 lety

    Will you make a last Jedi video?

  • @steveterry9276
    @steveterry9276 Před 4 lety

    2:07 I am VECTOR!

  • @prrrt1324
    @prrrt1324 Před 6 lety +1

    Come back!